LAGOS, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's anti-drug agency on Wednesday announced the seizure of over 1.9 million tablets of tramadol and codeine, two pharmaceutical products prohibited under Nigerian law, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the country's commercial hub.
Three people were arrested in connection with the seizure of drugs from Pakistan and the United Kingdom at the airport, said Femi Babafemi, a spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
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